sage north america ceo pascal houillon: how the cloud changes everything [video]

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sage north america ceo pascal houillon explains his vision of the cloud: a mechanism for connecting all data, from all sources – banks, suppliers, clients – and making all business information available at all times for better, faster transactions and decisions.

complete sage summit coverage and analysis:

for more highlights with houillon, click the read more button below (pro user exclusive).

in the full video, houillon addresses:

  • sage’s main message for channel partners. (a message that many have not wanted to hear.)
  • how the business model for accountants and channel partners is shifting rapidly.
  • what accountants and channel partners need to do to get started on the shift to a new business model.
  • why the market – customers – not necessarily economics or technology is forcing change on software vendors and consultants.
  • when is the right time to suggest to a small business client that they should move to subscription pricing.
  • how sage’s resellers need to evolve in order to remain an asset to the company.
  • and what happens if they don’t.
  • sage’s opportunity globally when two in three customers are already falling behind in their upgrade schedule.

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